ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Silver dollar (Metynnis argenteus)
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Silver dollar

Metynnis argenteus · Serrasalmidae

Metynnis ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

Disc-shaped shoaling herbivore; peaceful with fish but will strip every plant.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
400 L (106 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
5.5–7.5
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
15 cm (5.9 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
5+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
400 L (106 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
5.5–7.5
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
3–15 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 8–10
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Herbivore — vegetable flake, greens, spirulina pellets.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Tapajós basin, Brazil
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Vegetated river margins
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Warm, soft, slightly acidic flowing water.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 5
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Oscar
Large plecos
Larger cichlids
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Live plants
Nano fish

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Males have a longer anal fin and red fin edging.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Egg scatterer in soft warm water; needs a very large tank.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Ich
Spooking injuries in small tanks
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

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